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ETH to $22k by 2030? | VanEck's Matthew Sigel

Release Date: 06/18/2024

PleasrDAO Releases Secret Wu-Tang Album | Leighton Cusack & Matt Metkov

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David is joined by Leighton Cusack and Matt Metkov, two members of PleasrDAO, the organization that owns and is releasing the Wu-Tang Album. The Wu-Tang Clan created a unique album, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” to combat music’s devaluation in the digital age. It was bought by Martin Shkreli in 2015, who later lost it due to a fraud conviction. In 2021, PleasrDAO, a crypto collective, purchased the album to restore its value and make it accessible to the public, promoting fairer digital ownership in the Web3 era. Hear how you can own the most exclusive music album and help...

Is Crypto Still in a Bull Run? | RSA+DH

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Is the crypto bull market over? The crypto sentiment has suddenly flipped bearish. The skeptics are saying that the ETH ETF will amount to nothing. Gox will dump on you. There are no new crypto use cases. There’s too much token supply. The bearish list goes on. So what gives? Is this just summertime slowness or is the bull market over? ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ⁠ 🌐 TRANSPORTER | CROSS CHAINS WITH CONFIDENCE 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK ...

The Case for Authoritarianism | Vitalik Buterin & Noah Smith

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What if the information anarchy of the internet spells the downfall of liberalism? Economist Noah Smith and Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin join us for a fascinating discussion on why Authoritarianism might be the answer to the current information warfare. Yes, you heard that right. We start the episode by defining liberalism, how it has brought excessive polarization and why totalitarianism might be the only solution left. We then steelman the case against this same argument and how blockchains and crypto could play a role in all this. ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------...

Why We Should Fight for Freedom of Speech | Greg Lukianoff

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Why should we fight for Freedom of Speech? That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today. Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ------ BANKLESS...

ROLLUP: ETH Beats SEC! | Trump Coin? | LayerZero Token | ETH ETF Trading Soon

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 3rd Week of June 2024 The SEC drops all charges against Ethereum 2.0—could it now be recognized as a commodity? Plus, hints surface about the launch date of the ETH ETF! Airdrop season is still alive and well! LayerZero and zkSync tokens launched recently. Find out if you’re eligible and the market’s reaction. And, did Baron Trump really launch a DJT memecoin on Solana? We unpack the latest buzz and drama. Tune in for all the details and so much more! ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ...

Diaries of an ETH Maxi on Wall Street | Sam Jernigan

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Sam Jernigan, the “Unofficial ETH Maxi of Wall Street”, has been evangelizing Ethereum to institutional funds and billionaires from inside the house for the past five years. Having the perfect blend of deep Ethereum knowledge and the full Wall Street experience, Sam guides us through how he became an ETH Maxi, why the lack of understanding of ETH in TradFi is the most bullish case for the asset and what the future holds for ETH institutional adoption. ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN |...

ETH to $22k by 2030? | VanEck's Matthew Sigel

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In this episode, David Hoffman is joined by Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, to unpack VanEck's groundbreaking ETH 2030 report. They discuss the $154,000 bull case, $22,000 base case, and $340 bear case for Ethereum, and the factors behind these predictions. Matthew dives deep into the role of ETH ETFs and shares insights into ETH's evolving narrative in institutional portfolios. He also provides interesting analogies and comparisons between ETH and Web 2.0, explaining how VanEck will help traditional investors understand and invest in ETH using these narratives...

CZ, Bull Market Predictions & The Future of Binance | New CEO Richard Teng

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Now that CZ is gone, who’s going to fill his shoes? His name is Richard Teng, the new Binance CEO. He’s joining the podcast today to not only share the story of how he got here, but also to define his vision for the future of Binance. We ask him: Who is Richard Teng? What was it like to work with CZ? Why Crypto? What is going on in Nigeria? Bull Market Predictions? If you want to know who’s taking charge in the next era of Binance, this episode is for you. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------...

ROLLUP: ZkSync Airdrop | Optimism Fault Proofs | Pectra Ethereum Upgrade

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 2nd Week of June 2024 ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣STAKEWISE | LIQUID SOLO STAKING ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ⁠ 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK ⚡️ CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS 🏠 CASA | SECURE YOUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH 🌐 TRANSPORTER | CROSS CHAINS WITH CONFIDENCE 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 3:31 Markets 8:20 Gary G Says ETH ETF Approval...

BitVM: The Holy Grail for Bitcoin? | Creator Robin Linus

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Today on the show, we’re exploring the frontier of ZK Rollups on Bitcoin! The Bitcoin L2 landscape is standing on the shoulders of this technical implementation called BitVM. We brought Robin Linus, one of the author’s of the BitVM White Paper, to not only dive into how BitVM got started, but more importantly, what it means for the future of Bitcoin. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ ------ 📣 SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN |...

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Matthew dives deep into the role of ETH ETFs and shares insights into ETH's evolving narrative in institutional portfolios. He also provides interesting analogies and comparisons between ETH and Web 2.0, explaining how VanEck will help traditional investors understand and invest in ETH using these narratives and real market data.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
7:16 VanEck Vibe Check ?
8:11 VanEck ETH 2030 Price Prediction Report
12:31 Last Year’s Report vs. Present Report
15:10 Ethereum Narrative For Retail
19:14 Pitching ETH To Customers
25:15 Parameters For Bear, Base & Bull?
28:49 What If ETH Reaches $154,000
32:31 ETH’s Most Bearish & Bullish Scenarios
33:40 Solana’s MEV vs. ETH’s MEV
41:28 BTC & ETH Allocation In Portfolio
45:59 Can Data Help Matthew Convince Customers?
49:30 $15B In ETF Assets
50:30 Closing & Disclosures

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RESOURCES:

Matthew Sigel
https://x.com/matthew_sigel

VanEck
https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/
https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-eth-2030-price-target/

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